Title: | Marines remembered |
Description: | Man and woman in military uniform (left) standing next to wreath with man wearing civilian clothes and military cap (right); illustrations of military scenes on wall behind wreath. Caption on verso: "Marines remembered: Memorial services were held by the Marine Corps Vets of 447 Clinton Ave., after a wreath was flown to Guam to be placed in the cemetery there. Left to right: Staff Sgt. Kenneth J. Brennan, Sgt. Bettie Smith and Staff Sgt. Edward J. Hanrahan." |
Date: | 1948 |
Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] |
More Details: |
Title from caption on verso. On verso: date stamped: May 29, 1948; photographer's stamp. Retouched; grease pencil cropping marks. |
Collection: | Holidays [3]
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Subject: |
Memorial Day [4] Wreaths [5] Veterans [6] Marines [7] |
Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. |
Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library |
ID: | HOLI 0429 |
Links:
[1] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize/externals/62b8fd8989550bf50631bd6ba3899c6f&ext=.jpg
[2] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Brooklyn+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[3] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/collection/Holidays
[4] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/m/Memorial Day
[5] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/w/Wreaths
[6] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/v/Veterans
[7] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/m/Marines